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What about black and white? Chapter 5- conversion

Conversion of a color digital image to black and white can be accomplished in a number of ways, and the way you choose to do it matters.
Photographing Datura: A Mystical White Flower Important to Pollinators

I delve into the world of Datura, exploring its symbolism and the significance it holds for our pollinator friends.
Majestic Peaks of Northern California: Mount Shasta and Mount Shastina

Mount Shasta and Mount Shastina through my eyes, in black and white, two towering volcanic mountains in Northern California.
Happy Thanksgiving, and Farewell to Autumn

Have a happy thanksgiving!
Four reasons to stop participating in juried arts shows

I elaborate why Juried exhibits are generally a waste of time and a money flush for artists.
The beauty and bleakness of California’s Central Valley- part two

My second chapter in the project “The Beauty and Bleakness of California’s Central Valley” and how it relates to California’s happy cows.
We are each to each other dreams of others’ dreams

Do you have a philosophy about the nature of reality you would like to share? In this post, I share mine.
Haunted Halloween composition featuring the Itaipava Castle in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

I have a small collection of Halloween-themed photographs, and this year again I celebrate Halloween with an old image featuring the iconic Itaipava Castle.
Photographing intimate fall landscapes with wide apertures at 85 mm, two examples from Ashland, Oregon

I write about my experiment taking intimate landscape images of the fall colors in Ashland, Oregon, with a wide aperture and a 85 mm lens.
The African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, only lasts one day

I write about two photographs of the African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, and how I obtained them.